Gamblin' Gramps chords by Slackstring

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Grandpa  (D major) was a gambler,
his money it flowed like the tide
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He'd  (G major) win a thousand dollars,
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then he'd get taken for  (E minor) a  (D major) ride
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He  (A major) never got him down,
D 
that was his luck just  (D major) spinning
round and round
When he set foot on a steamboat,
men would have no place to hide
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Some  (G major) would leap in the water
D 
But that river was three miles wide  (D major) 
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D 
 (A major) Swimming for the  (D major) show
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They'd  (A major) never set foot
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on  (D major) dry land no more
One time he crossed the wrong man
Although he always played fair
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 (G major) Took all his gold and silver
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Left him only his clothes and his  (D major) hair
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 (A major) That man had no  (D major) right,
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D 
 (A major) but Grabsy took him up on  (D major) his offer for a fight
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Now  (F sharp minor) Grabsy was fast and strong,
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but he'd been  (G major) drinking
whiskey all day long
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You know  (D major) that slowed him  (C major) down  (G major)  (A major) 
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A  (F sharp minor) woman came into view
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She made sure  (G major) that fight was through
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She knocked that stranger  (A major) all around
Till he was running from the town
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 (D major) Gramps got to his feet
Slapped that dust off of his sleeves
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 (G major) Walked up to that lady,
said it wasn't a better
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time we could meet  (D major) 
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They  (A major) knew it was meant to be,
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and the rest goes down in  (D major) history
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I  (A major) knew it was meant to be
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The rest goes down in  (D major) history